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Happy Brithday Interstate System
FYI -- 65 years ago today President Eisenhower signed 'The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways" bill. 

glen
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Re: Happy Brithday Interstate System
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And it destroyed small town America in the process.
As Charles Kuralt said...
Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.
Jota
96 23.5 FL
Re: Happy Brithday Interstate System
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Quote from: Jota  - 
And it destroyed small town America in the process.
As Charles Kuralt said...
Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.

That's progress?
The good news is the Interstate Highway System is slowly converting itself back to primitive trails, as the pavement disintegrates and the bridges fail or fall down. Soon, driving from coast to coast may be similar to conditions of 75 years ago, all those little towns could spring back to life to service the slower moving traffic, going cross country would be an adventure again.

These folks had great adventures doing so.
The story of the first cross-country road trip by a woman
Horatio Nelson Jackson - Wikipedia
Horatio's Drive | PBS

Ready for a drive.
Larry
Larry
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Re: Happy Brithday Interstate System
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Big Roads by Earl Swift is an interesting read about the history of the interstate highway system.
2003 TK has a new home
 
Re: Happy Brithday Interstate System
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Just completed a two week road trip from the Bay Area to Chicago and back.

Besides Nevada and Iowa, all on two lane roads, actually seeing the country.   Nebraska is such a joy on rural roads.  Interstates maybe fast, but very few of them are scenic.
Dave

2017 TK